In some cases much more impressive than fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters have been around for a tad shorter period of time, but have managed to change the world we live in, from the way we conduct ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A heavy-duty helicopter that has helped rescue people not only in New Mexico but also around the world, leaves the land of enchantment today, off to retirement. “It’s been a ...

The blades of the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter sliced through the air at Kirtland Air Force Base on Tuesday, raising the helicopter into the air for the final flight before retirement. As the chopping ...

The Pave Hawk’s primary mission is to head into hostile environments to recover people. This makes the twin-engine helicopter well-suited not only for combat, but also civil search and rescue. Twenty ...

The Sikorsky-made UH-60 Black Hawk is one of the oldest (and impressive) helicopters still in operation. Born in the mid-1970s, it became one of the favorite workhorses for troops in need of rapid ...

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — U.S. airmen here took their final active-duty flight this week in a rescue helicopter that the Air Force is phasing out after decades of use in saving the lives of American ...

The most recent iteration of Jolly Vihar saw three Pave Hawks from Aviano Air Base, Italy, deploy to Pápa Air Base, Hungary. From June 26 to July 7, 2023, three HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters belonging ...

A shipment of HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters recently arrived on Okinawa as the Air Force continues to replace its 40-year-old fleet of HH-60G Pave Hawks. Like its predecessor, the Jolly Green II ...